Gardner CLEVELAND SR.,
Soldier in the War of the Revolution
Born at Pomfret, Conn., Sept. 25, 1763. Died April 22,
1851, aged 88 years.
He enlisted at Pomfret, Conn., Jan. 1, 1781, served as private in Capt. Elisha Hopkins' Company, Col. Samuel Webb's Connecticut Reg't, was transferred to Capt. Lemuel Cliff's Company, under Col. Alexander Hamilton, was at the siege of Yorktown, after which he returned to Col. Swift's
Connecticut Reg't. Was discharged in October, 1783. Was granted a pension in 1832 while a resident of Clymer, and is mentioned in the Pension List of 1840. He, with his brother John, was one of the first settlers of the town
of Clymer, 1820, and the first town-meeting was held in his house in 1821. His wife, Mary Holmes, died Feb. 8, 1830, in the 65th year of her age. They had three children: John, born in 1788, married Eunice Fitch; Gardner, Jr., born 1790, married Lydia Parkhurst; Roxanna, born 1793, married William F. Brown. On May 7, 1832, Gardner Cleveland married Huldah Deming at Portland,
N. Y. She was allowed pension after his death. In 1860 she was living in Illinois. Grave of his wife Mary is by his side in Clymer Cemetery. (*DAR Records 1925)
Wife Mary HOLMES died Feb. 8, 1830 ae 65
Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/CEMETERY/Eclymer.htm
Soldier in the War of the Revolution
Born at Pomfret, Conn., Sept. 25, 1763. Died April 22,
1851, aged 88 years.
He enlisted at Pomfret, Conn., Jan. 1, 1781, served as private in Capt. Elisha Hopkins' Company, Col. Samuel Webb's Connecticut Reg't, was transferred to Capt. Lemuel Cliff's Company, under Col. Alexander Hamilton, was at the siege of Yorktown, after which he returned to Col. Swift's
Connecticut Reg't. Was discharged in October, 1783. Was granted a pension in 1832 while a resident of Clymer, and is mentioned in the Pension List of 1840. He, with his brother John, was one of the first settlers of the town
of Clymer, 1820, and the first town-meeting was held in his house in 1821. His wife, Mary Holmes, died Feb. 8, 1830, in the 65th year of her age. They had three children: John, born in 1788, married Eunice Fitch; Gardner, Jr., born 1790, married Lydia Parkhurst; Roxanna, born 1793, married William F. Brown. On May 7, 1832, Gardner Cleveland married Huldah Deming at Portland,
N. Y. She was allowed pension after his death. In 1860 she was living in Illinois. Grave of his wife Mary is by his side in Clymer Cemetery. (*DAR Records 1925)
Wife Mary HOLMES died Feb. 8, 1830 ae 65
Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/CEMETERY/Eclymer.htm
Gardner CLEVELAND SR.,
Soldier in the War of the Revolution
Born at Pomfret, Conn., Sept. 25, 1763. Died April 22,
1851, aged 88 years.
He enlisted at Pomfret, Conn., Jan. 1, 1781, served as private in Capt. Elisha Hopkins' Company, Col. Samuel Webb's Connecticut Reg't, was transferred to Capt. Lemuel Cliff's Company, under Col. Alexander Hamilton, was at the siege of Yorktown, after which he returned to Col. Swift's
Connecticut Reg't. Was discharged in October, 1783. Was granted a pension in 1832 while a resident of Clymer, and is mentioned in the Pension List of 1840. He, with his brother John, was one of the first settlers of the town
of Clymer, 1820, and the first town-meeting was held in his house in 1821. His wife, Mary Holmes, died Feb. 8, 1830, in the 65th year of her age. They had three children: John, born in 1788, married Eunice Fitch; Gardner, Jr., born 1790, married Lydia Parkhurst; Roxanna, born 1793, married William F. Brown. On May 7, 1832, Gardner Cleveland married Huldah Deming at Portland,
N. Y. She was allowed pension after his death. In 1860 she was living in Illinois. Grave of his wife Mary is by his side in Clymer Cemetery. (*DAR Records 1925)
Wife Mary HOLMES died Feb. 8, 1830 ae 65
Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/CEMETERY/Eclymer.htm
Soldier in the War of the Revolution
Born at Pomfret, Conn., Sept. 25, 1763. Died April 22,
1851, aged 88 years.
He enlisted at Pomfret, Conn., Jan. 1, 1781, served as private in Capt. Elisha Hopkins' Company, Col. Samuel Webb's Connecticut Reg't, was transferred to Capt. Lemuel Cliff's Company, under Col. Alexander Hamilton, was at the siege of Yorktown, after which he returned to Col. Swift's
Connecticut Reg't. Was discharged in October, 1783. Was granted a pension in 1832 while a resident of Clymer, and is mentioned in the Pension List of 1840. He, with his brother John, was one of the first settlers of the town
of Clymer, 1820, and the first town-meeting was held in his house in 1821. His wife, Mary Holmes, died Feb. 8, 1830, in the 65th year of her age. They had three children: John, born in 1788, married Eunice Fitch; Gardner, Jr., born 1790, married Lydia Parkhurst; Roxanna, born 1793, married William F. Brown. On May 7, 1832, Gardner Cleveland married Huldah Deming at Portland,
N. Y. She was allowed pension after his death. In 1860 she was living in Illinois. Grave of his wife Mary is by his side in Clymer Cemetery. (*DAR Records 1925)
Wife Mary HOLMES died Feb. 8, 1830 ae 65
Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/CEMETERY/Eclymer.htm
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